Salento, saved sea turtle who had swallowed a balloon ended up in the sea. The appeal of Sos fauna

"Here's where it ends, the balloons that are released into the air". Thus begins the message launched by Sos fauna Calimera Museum Naturalia of the city in the province of Lecce. The balloons that for distraction free in the sky - but which are often launched deliberately on the occasion of festivals or events - fall then in the sea. And become a meal for the unsuspecting turtles, which are so at risk of their lives.

The message posted on Facebook by the association of salento is accompanied by a video where you see the rescue attempt of the reptile. It went to a good end, because the small turtle was rescued in time: the balloon had gone through all his digestive system, but it was presumably stuck in the bladder.

The intervention of man has allowed to put the copy to the safe, "but not all are so lucky", warn from the city centre. Therefore, participating in the campaign of Marevivo - onlus, that for years dealing with the defence of the sea and the conservation of biodiversity - launching the hashtag #stopalvolodeipalloncini, to make everyone more aware of how the negligence of the man causing often damage and deaths in the animal world. "The turtle - they know from Calimera - it is now in the care of the rescue centre; the balloons flying up in the air then come back down, and sometimes can kill. For the sea is not a party."

In the meantime, Sos fauna, Calimera, he continues his work in the recovery of animals in trouble: Tricase has just vacated, the two sea turtles - have been called Luck Moba and action - on the occasion of the start of the activities of the Common - Med project, the purpose of which is to monitor and reduce waste in the sea, "dangerous both for marine organisms and for the man, given that turn into micro plastics that enter and contaminate the food chain." © Reproduction reserved